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STROUUSB URG,! MONROE COUNTY, PA., AUGUST 8, 1872!
NO. 14;
Published by Theodore Schoch.
" tEII -To dollars a year in advance and if not
fiiil yrUna the erut of the year, two dollars and fifty
,riitf will he charged.
v. nner Jirontiiiiicl until all arrearages are paitl,
.irept a: the t.tiu ol the Editor.
ir7Alvcriisoineutsof one square of (eight lines) or
feat, one or three insertion $1 50. Each additional
iiartiMi, 5" cent. Longer ones in proportion.
JOI IMIIXTIftG,
i OF ALL KINDS,-
Kifrutrd in the Inchest style of the Art, and onth
most reasonable terms.
' Valuable Property
FOR S A. T-i E .
' Jy The subscribers offer for sale,
sftifttlieir residence in Strotidsburtr. .
KJllM T,,c W lias a front of 1 45Wfu
4-igJon Main Street, with a depth of
j&o feet. . .i k
The buildinsrs consist of a convenient dwell
ing house, store house, barn and other out
huilding . ..
Therr w an abundance of choice apple.,
ftxr. plums, grapes and kinall fruits, with
rccellcnt water. . ?
Mar lo, 2.) A. M. & R. STOKES.
I ltKlWA.VS.l IIOI SK.
J filTUSITETHK l)KIt)T,
East Stroudsburg, Pa.
It. J. A' AN COTT, Proprietor.
The bar contains the chniest Liquor and
tLf tablk is supplied with the best the market
afford. Charges nioJcrate. may 3 1872-tf.
D R. J. L ANTZ
Surgeon atul Mechanical Dentist,
S'.ili lias In office e Imi Street, in the second
itrv ( Dr. S. Walton's brirk building, uraiiy oppo
ile the simi:ils!i:ltR Hons, and lie fl.ilters himself
tlial by nj;li(r u yeais constant, praeliie and the mot
rnt aiiJ '-artful atteniicn to all matters pertaining
I kit proffMM, thai lie is fully able to perform all
(.ration in tbe driital line in the iiio.n ctrful, taste
fil and ki!i!'il manner.
S;rnal aiieniion given to saving the Natural Teeth ;
alio, to the lMMTtioH of Artiru-ial Teeth on Knliber,
Ctld. Silver or t'onUiiuous Gums, and perteet fits In
all rae iiimjo !.
Mt persons knrv.v the "rent Tilly and dsn-rer ol en
tnuim; their work to the inexperienced, or to those
luing at a distance. April 13, 1 ST I . ly
"JU. II. J. IMTTCRSOX.
OrERATKG AND XEfllAMCAL DEMIST,
Raring located in East Stroud.burg, I'a., an
nounces that lie i now prepared to insert arti
ficial teeth in the most beautiful and life-like
manuer. Also, great attention given to tilling
and preserving the natural teeth. Teeth ex
tracted without pain hy use of Nitrous Oxide
fj.-vj. All other work incident to the profession
Wone in the most skillful and approved style.
'Ill work attended to promptly and warranted.
Charge reasonable. Patronage of the public
olieited.
Office in A. V. Loder's new building, op-
Kit Analomink House,. East Stroudsburg,
. July 11, 1S72 It.
DR. N. L'. PECK, '
1
Surgeon Dentist,
Announces tint having just returned from
Dental Colleg's, he is fully prepared to make
arufioal teeth in the most beautiful and life
tike manner, and to fill decayed teeth according-
to the most i-nproved method.
Teeih exfractod without pain, when de
nired, by the use of Nil rous Oxide - Gas,
which is entirely hirmless. Repairing of
il kinds neatly clone. All work warranted.
Cbarje reasonable.
Officr? in J. (J. Keller'e new Brick build
i"f. Main S'reet, Stroudsbur";, Pa.
U31-tf
DR. 1'. O. IIOFF.'ri.l!?, 31. I.
AVniild respectfully aimotinw to the
rublic that he h:is retuved his f tffiet from
Oakland to Canadensis, .Mo?ine ( Vunty, "Pa.
Trusting that many years of conseiitivc
practice of .Medicine and Surgery will Le a
ufficiont gu;irantee for the puhlic confidence.
February !'.", 1870. tf.
TIMES II. WALTO.Y, .'.
Allonirj al Iar,
0fS; in the building furmcrlv occupied
by h M. 15 urson, and ojtposite thctrottds
kurK Dank, Main street, ttrutidburg, P.
jn J3-tf -
KELLERSVILLE HOTEL.
Hie undersigned having purchased the
abovo well known and Mpuiar Jlotel I'rojier
woiihl resptn-t fully inform 'the' traveling
I'ublie that he has refurnished and fitted up
e Hotel in the best style. A handsome
d'r, with choice Lienors and egar, jxlite
ttendants and moderate charges.
CllAliLRS MAXAL,
Oct 10 1K7I. tf. ' Proprietor.
iKTOXSVII.I,i: HOTKL.
Unsold established Hotel, having "recently
'hanged hands, and been throughly overbaulei'l
in,l repaired, will reopen; for the reception of
or piPKU .m Tuesday, May 27tb.
. The puljlie. will aiways find tlds house a de
rlle place of resort. " Every department will
managed iu the lt possible manner. The
hle wjll be supplied with the bet the Market
'fords, :md citrinoiBi'res will always find none
"" Hie best wines smd liinrs at the bar. 1
'jood ,tah!ing bdoning to the Hotel, will 1
iijid at all time under the care of careful and
'hpusjj itttandanU
teV I-, I7i ANTHONY II. KOEMEK.
Jloiint Vernon IIutiKe, .
117 and 119 North Second St
AliOVK A HOI,
PHILADELPHIA.
Moy 31), la72- ly. ,
i2V. EDWARD A. WILSON'S (of Wil
J lianisburgh, N. Y.) Recipe for CON
JHJA1PTION and ASTHMA carefully com
Pounded at
HOLLINSHEAD'S DRUG STORE.
Medici ni's Fresh and Pure.
m7. W. IIOLLINS1IEAD.
In Search of the Picturesque.
Towards Doon we aDnroaeed the
village where we were to dine, and after
anving through the barren, sandy pub
lic ; square, we reached the hotel, and
were ushered into a large room lighted
by eight window guiltless of either blinds
or curtains, where an army of fliacs bus
ied joyously, Ten wooden chairs, a centre
table, and a spittoon composed the furni
ture, while the "Father of his Country"
i.n J -S. IV 1S60 X. Plantation 1 Bit
ters" adorned the walls. On the ringing
of a huge bell we wentto the dining room,
where the long table was already filled
with people engaged in a Land to hand
contest with the dishes. - , .
. "Porksteak, beefsteak, fried ham and
eggs' taid the ringleted; damsel at our
elbow. , , -
"Beefsteak," -said our grandfather ;
"and, my good girl, bring us some fresh
bojled eggs, and a little hooey in the
comb." ...... ;, . j . "
'AVe ain't got any eggs, sir, except
sonic from .Marathon tc-day, but they
haven't come. We don't keep honey, but
have some first rate jam."
Well, well, never mind ; a pitcher of
milk, then."-, - .
We've got no milk, sir ; milk is scarce
out here ; but I can get a cobbler or julep
at the bar."
"Wc are still too near the city, my
dears," said grand father, as we drove
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away, "iiy eveutug 1 trust we shall leave
the turmoil far behind us, and enter the
real Arcadia." . .
On we journeyed, and the broad road
lengthened out before us in endless mo
notony. It ran with mathematical pre
citsiou from one town to another, aod
when, we reached the summit of a small
elevation we could trace its white line
straight before us aa far as the eye could
reach. On either side, shut in by zigzag
fences, were corn and wheat fields, and
the hot sun burned their faces and ours
with the persistent blaze of a cloudless
June day. The light top of the carriage,
extending over the back seat, afforded
Borne protection to Sue and myself, but
poor grandfather simmered in front and
mopped his face in silence. About four
o'clock we came to a wayside inn.
"We will stop here and rest a few mo
ments, said " grandfather. "Perhaps
some iced milk would refresh you. Here,
sir," he called out to a half grown youth
who, with his hat drawn over his eyes,
was louogiog on a' bench at the door:
"will you bring' us a pitcher of iced
milk ?" ; !
;4iWe don't sell milk here," replied the
boy, with a profound stare.
".No, I suppose your customers seldom
call for it; but these ladies would like a
glass with a lump of ice."
'Bat wc ain't got any at all.' We sell
it all in .Marathou."
"Have you any buttermilk, then 1"
"Xo ; we don't keep buttermilk."
'i Any cider ?
"Xo; we don't keep that either."
What in the name of Andrew Jack
sou do you keep ?" asked my thirsty an
cestor, testily. - ' i
' "The best lager made in Marathon ; it
came out by the rails this morning." .
"1 have never tasted this modern
beverage, Prisilla, but I will now venture,
as it is all they have,".; said grandfather,
handing me the reins.
Fanning himself vigorously with his
hat, he disappeared into the house, leav
ing the boy reclining upon his bench
with eay grace. After a pause this
youth opened a conversation :
"Fine day, ma'aui." .
"Yes," 1,. replied,, "but rather warm."
, " "It'll be a deal hotter before it gets
through, . I say, have you got any pills."
"What?, I asked, in astonishment.
. , ."Any pills for fever niiger or liver
complaiot?". . .
"What can he mean ?" exclaimed Sue.
, . "Why, jou're patent medicine ageuts,
ain't you? They always go through the
country with horse instead of takiug the
cars There was one along last week had
his women folks with him, and his tnedi
ciues under, bis back seat." t : .
; We are not agents," L replied : "wc
are traveling for pleasure.".". ,
"For what?.'; , ,
"For. pleasure.", , ,. , , .
At this juncture grandfather appeared
and wc drove away, followed by the cu;
riosity of the pill consuming boy, who
even left his bench and advanced to the
middle of the road, shading his eyes
with his huud to gaze after the siigular
beings who were tavcliog for "pleasure."
A nergo witness, on a horse trial in a
Xew, Jersey court, was asked to explain
the difference bctweeu . a box stall and a
comcjon stall. Straightening himself
up, he pointed to the square enclosure in
which the judge was. seated, and said ;
"Dat ar's , what I calls a box stall dcre
whar dat old boss is sitting !" It took a
gud maoy raps of the judge's gavel to
restore order iu that court.
A lazy man ia a curse anywhere. An
idler in the vineyard is more worthless
than tho dumb stones bcueath our feet,'
for on these rocks we might climb to gath
er purple clusters. JgooraDce, that seeks
to grow wise; weakness, - that struggles
for the mastery ; sinfulness, that longs af
ter righteousness these things can be
tolerated. But ignorance that is satisfied
with nothinguess ; sluggishness, indiffer
ence, half hcartedness, tardiness, soul
Icsness, are unpardonable eius.
" ;' Unjustifiable Warfare.
: Under this heading the Philadelphia
North American of a late date, which sel
dom goes out of its way, either to attack
or defend men, discourses as follows in
reference to the unjust and malignant
personal attacks which are being made
daily on Gen. John "F. Ilartranft. The
article is so just, sdTdignifiedand so pow
erful in its statements of facts and argu
ments, that we adopt it as a whole : ,
UNJUSTIFIABLE WARFARE.
The action of the enemies of; General
Ilartranft in the campaign that has open
ed belies the words , with which their
hostility is prosecuted- Assertiog that
he is the most objectionable candidate
the Republicans could' have nominated
and the most easy to defeat, they assail
him in a way' that shows how fully they
realize his strength and the difficulty of
their attacks. The strongest of all proof
in his behalf is that these assaults are
through garbled statements in some cases,
inaccurate in others, and colored always ;
whereas if the assertions were true, the
most powerful weapon here would be, as
always, the simple truth;
The centre of attack is the Evans In
vestigation. The name has a certain un
savory flavor about it that it is sought to
appropriate and thereby breed enmity to
General Ilartranft. So far as his con
nection with that case is concerned, his
friends have no fears and his supporters
no unwillingness that it shall be publish
ed to the outermost limit and completely.
They only insist that the publication shall
be truthful. There is no difficulty iu
reaching the facts and stating the precise
truth. The report of the committee is
available everywhere ; and this report
expressly says of the Evans case : "Xo
part of this money the 873,516 18 paid
by the United States Treasurer in May,
18G7 ever reached the treasury, and
neither the accounting department nor
the treasury officials knew of its payment
until 1871." . And further, of the disal
lowed war claims of $105,051.40, for
which a warrant was given October 23,
18GS : "Xo part of the money ever reach
ed the State treasury, nor was its receipt
known until 1871 by any State official
save tho Governor.'
This official statement of au impartial
committee, made alter a long examination
iuto the whole case, is an all sufficient an
swer in General Ilartranft's behalf to the
obloquy that is so unjustly sought to be
cast upon him, and that by inuendo and
garbled quotations rather than a fair state
ment of the case.. ' ,( It would seem as
though the annoyance ( endured by an
honorable man and gallant soldier through
the fault of others with whom he associa
ted, and his vindication at the hands of a
coinpcteut authority should persuade the
most envenomed hostility to seek some
other. , weapon. That would be manly
and above board. , This is uot, and builds
upon an ignorance that does not exist and
a madness that is not found in the Com
monwealth., The . disproved charge can
only lead every generous mind to a hear
tier advocacy and a stouter support. .
r So much of the man in this solitary
point of attack. On the other aud ail
other sides his defeuces are so impregn
able that they have not been tested. It
is fortunate that such is the case, aud
that he stands the most merciless trial so
well ; for his election is mingled with Re
publican victory in Pennsylvania, and
victory in this State has a close and strong
connection with that which wc hope to
win for the country. Were he in some
measure mixed with the frauds from
which ,he has been so fully exonerated,
even then it would'-have to be borne in
mind that U is a poor job to swap horses
crossing a stream ; whereas, freed from
the suspicion, honorably distinguished for
civil services just rendered to the Com
monwealth, aud more distinguished for
brilliant conduct iu behalf of the nation,
when the peri) of that conduct rendered
the least incomparably more valuable than
greater can be nowi representing the par
ty that has administered the State eo
creditably, and in his own fortunes jeo
parding the .continuance of that party in
the State, and, so weakening its national
assurance, General Ilartranft deserves
and must receive a hearty and vigorous
support from all who properly appreciate
personal conduct, . the good of the Com
monwealth and the welfare of the coun
try. -,
i Drinking; In warm Weather. :
. Drinking is one of our fixed habits.
Some people drink little, not because their
constitutions require less thau other's but
because it is their habits. These per
sons do not perspire as freely as those
that drink more. The more that is drank,
the more water passes away or the system
would suffer. As it is the strain effects
it. The skin, the kidueys, bowels, lungs,
are all diawu upon.. The results is, as
may be' expected, exhaustion. For this
reason the uiau who diiuks much water,
particularly duiing the summer, and in
the hottest weather, is less alia to endure
fatigue. The water is of no benefit to
hiw that is to excess. It must pass
away, aud this requires cn effort of the
system, which is the sweating process.--lt
is a bad habit to drink water so much;
a false thirst is created. We should driuk
only what is needed. The habit of driuk
iug more will soon be overcome, and the
person will feel stronger and more cap
able of bearing fatigue. Iu winter lit
tle is needed beyond what our food furu
i&hes; in summer some more, but cut much.
; . . Open Windows at Night.
Very much, has been written on this
subject, and written unwisely ; the facts
are that whosoever sleeps uncomfortably
cool will get sick. To hoist a window
sky high when the mercury is at zero is
an absurdity.
The colder a sleeping appartmentis, the
more unhealthy does it become, because
cold condenses the carbonic acid formed
by the breathing of the sleeper. It set
tle ' near ithe floor and is rebreathed,
and if in a " condensed form he will die
before morning. Hcuce we must be gov
erned by circumstances. .The first thing
is, you must be comfortably warm during
sleep otherwise you are relreshed, and
inflammation of the lungs may be engen
dered, and life destroyed within a few
ays.., . x
An open door and an open fire place
are sufficient for ordinary purposes in
very cold weather When outer windows
are opened, it is well to have them down
at the top two or three inches, and up at
the bottom the same space.
In miasmatic localities and these are
along water courses, beside niillponds,
marshes, bayous, river bottoms, flat lands,
and the like it is most important, from
the first of August uutil several severe
frosts have beeu noticed, to sleep with all
external doors and windows closed, be
cause the cool of aif sunset causes the con
densation of poisonous emeuations which
were caused by the heat of the noouday
sun to rise far above the earth ; this con
densation maizes the air "heavy" at sun
down, made heavy by the greater solidi
fication of the emenations be cold ; and
resting on the surface of the earth in their
mere concentrated malignant form, they
are breathed iuto the lungs and swallow
ed iuto the stomach, corrupting and pois
oning'the blood with great rapidity.
By daylight, these condensations are
made so o'ompact by the protracted cool
ness of the night, that they arc too near
the surface of the earth to be breathed
into the system ; but as the sun begius
to ascond, these miasms begin to rise again
to the height of several feet above the
grouud and arc freely take into the system
by every breath and swallow ; heucc the
hoars of sunrise and sunset are the most
unhealthful of all hours of tho twenty
four in the. localities named; noontide,
when the sun is hottest is the most health
ful portion of the day, because the miasm
is so much more rarefied that it ascends
rapidly to the upper regions.
The general : lessons are : Avoid ex
posure to the out door air iu miasmatic
localities for the hours including sunrise
and sunset.' 2d. Have a blazing fire on
the hearth of the family room at those
hours, to rarefy and send the miasm up
wards. 3d.. Take breakfast before going
out of dcors in the morning, and take tea'
before sundown ; theu being out after
night, is not injurious Halt's Journal.
Caged with an Anaconda.
During the time that Robinson's circus
was on the line of the Missouri Pacaific
Railroad, the Jim Fisk side-show, consist
ing of wax figures of Fisk, Mansfield,
Stokes, and a large anaconda, started
from Leavenworth to join the circus near
St. Louis. The canvass aud wax figures
were stowed in a baggage car, filling the
front end, and leaving only one door fur
entrance to the coaches. The baggage
man, being of au inquiring mind, ajd
thinking he would take a free peep at the
show, just to see what Fisk and the
Mansfield looked like, opened the door
and stood among the waxcu images of the
illustrious trio. Whilo he was adtniriog
the graceful contour of Mansfield's1 bust,
what was horror his to see the monster ana
conda raise his head and begin slowly to
crawl out of the box. The serpen'ts ' eyes
were upon him, and his forked tongue mov
ed backward and forward" like a weaver
shuttle. Having heard of thepower ofthe
anaconda in squeezing its victtns to death
in its terrible folds, our trunk-smasher at
ooce realized the danger of his situation.'
His mind reverted with lightning rapidity
to the events of his life, and visions of
wrecked Saratogas, frail valises and flimsy
carpet bags arose in a mountain of judge
ment before shim He would have given
his right hand, for a stout steel plated
trunk to crawl iuto, but no such thing
was at hand. After, protruding about
half his horrid length, the make paused
and turned his eyes iu another direction.
The baggageman' was not slow in avail
ing himself of this opportunity of mak
ing his 'escape. Quickly, - and with the
stealth of ferret, ho crawled over piles of
of boxes, gained the door, and made good
his retreat to the coach. There he found
the showmen, aud on informing them that
the snake was endeavoring to escape, they
went iuto the baggage car and secured
the . reptile. .The baggageman was so
graceful at what he regarded as a miracu
lous escape, that he made a solemn uever
again to 'ray into the boxes of showmeu
placed under his charge. When he wants
to see a 1 snake he will pay his money,
like other people, aud take his choice.
An old woman, on being examined be
fore a magistrate as to her place of legal
settlement, was asked what reason she
had for supposing her' husband had a le
gal settlement, in that town. The old
l.tdy said, "lie was boru aud married
there, and they buried him there, and if
that isu't settling him there, I don't know
what is."
Quicksilver.
. ,
Tourists who visit Santa Cruz watch
with interset the process of collecting
quicksilver, of which there are rich de
posits. The process of reducing the ore,
or rousing the latent mercury from its
sleep of a million or so of years, is very
simple. It is burned out of house aud
home, or its dull old body perishes by
cremation, that it may appear in a glo
rified form, to shine aud serve in a thous
and beautiful ways. The ore is put into
furnaces, each holding . fifteen; thousand
pounds aud having in one end. the fire,
which is kept up for about three, days.
The vapors from the . heated ores pass
from the furnaces through small aper
tures, like pigeon-holes, into condensing
chambers, on the cool walls of which the
globules of mercury form and glide at
once to' the floor, where they collect in
little gutters and flow out into troughs
which convey them to an iron cauldron,
from which they are transferred to the
wrought iron flasks in which they are
sent to market. Each flask contaius seventy-six
aud a half pouuds, and is worth
forty dollars. ; , :
Young and curious tourists have been,
known to attempt to carry away a thim-blc-full
in their pockets, and have con
fessed to having at once felt a siugular
tickling, trickling sensation, usually pass
ing like a streak of cold lightniug down
the right leg and into the boot. As is
well known, one of the most curious pro
perties of quicksilver is its capability of
dissolving or forming amalgams with other
metals. A sheet o! gold foil dropped into
quicksilver disappears almost as quickly
as a snow fluke when it falls into water.
It has the power of separating or of readily
dissolving those refractory metals which
are not ac6d upon by our most powerful
acids. The gold and silver miners pour
it into their machines holding the gold
bcariag quartz, and although no human
eye can detect a trace of the precious
substances, so fine are the particles yet
the liquid metal will hunt it out and in
corporate it into its mass. By subsquent
distillation it yields it into the hands of
the miners ia a state of. virginpurity.
Wealth of Odd Fellows in Ensrland.
Recently the annual moveable commit
tee of the Mancester Unity of Odd Fellows
met at Lancaster, England. The Grand
Master occupied the chair, and gave an
account of the progress of the society since
1853, which we print as illustrative of the
wealth of this body, recruited from among
the artisan class of English society. Iu
the course of his inauguaral address, the
(Jraud Master congratulated the Unity on
the progress made since 1853, when the
first step towards adopting a graduated
scale of contributions was taken. Then
there were 224,000 members, but now
458,000 more than double. The average
increase had been 12,000 a year, but last
year 15.000. The capital now amounted
to '1,000,000 sterling while more than
t'500,000 was paid for sick and funeral
benefits and medical attendance. ' The
Directors submitted a report of their pro
cecdings during tho past year. -They
congratulated the Unity on the fact that
35,260 members had been admitted, show
ing a net increase of 15,581, against S,475
in 1S70. Of the 25,260 initiated last
year, 22,391 were under 25 years of age.
The quinquennial returns for the period
euding December last showed au iucreas
ing intensity of sickness, sufficient to sug
gest caution in dealing with' surplus
funds, and tho Directors during the year
had declined to allow any Lodge to divide
surplus capital among members. The
Auditor's report showed that the manage
ment expenses of the Unity last year had
been .1,091 2s. 2 l-2d , being a decrease
of 148 7s lid., and the profits from all
sources had, been 1,020 Is l-2d., being
aud increase of 34 5s. 2d. , n ?
Nonsensical Talk about Hard Times.
The Merrimao Journal, i in discussing
the labor, question, says: There are a
thousand million dollars in the savings
banks of this country, chiefly the deposits
of labor, yet labor is striking for higher
wages. 'Since the world began there has
never been an age or a clime, a country
or a'nation where ' labor1 was in so much
demand and so well rewarded as it is iu
this country to day. : There is no person
out of work who cannot find employment
if he has the skill and will work ; and
there is uo man iu health, unless he has a
large family and that is wealth enough
of itself to satisfy anybody who cannot
be among the savings banks depositiors,
laying up something for a "rainy day."
Wages for commou labor arc two dollars
a day, and for skilled mechanics three and
lour dollars, and in the
cities, for 6ome
classes, live ; if a
workingman
can
t cet
rich at that he has only himsell to blame.
It is blasphemy for hiui to talk about hard
times. Professional uieu are not so well
paid, relatively. As compared with
mechanics wages, school teachers, clergy
men, physicians and lawyers are poorly
paid. They don't average as much as
first class printers, machinists, bricklayers,
blacksmiths, shoemakers, or carriage
makers. Skilled hands earn more . thau
educated brains. ,
A little boy accosted . his papa thus :
"Papa, are you growiog still ?" "Xo, dear;
what makes you think so ?" "Because
tho top of yourhcad is couiiu through
your hair."
How Long should a Man Stick to His
Engine ?
A correspondent of the Locomotive En
gineers' Journal, writing from Rutla'ud
Vt., speaking of the duty and extent of
the .responsibility of aa engine man id
case of accident, says :
. "Where an accident takes place, such
as going down the t dump or colliding
with another train a bridge may. be
gone, a culvert washed awny he may
see the fatal leap; I ask' you. thinking
your experience is worth as much as mine,
would there be anything heroic for me to
stand on the foot board and plunge with
my engine into 'certain and dreadful
death 1 Is there anything brave about
it? Have you no responsibilities here
on earth, no matter if yea have tea ear
loaded with passengers, that must follow
the engine as the cose may be ? Now X
consider an .engineer's responsibility
ceases, in such pase3, when he has sound
ed his whistle properly and. reversed his
engine, opeued his' throttle, pulled openi
his sand box. , He has ' done his wholo
duty to God and man as fur aa he caa
to stop the train, and if he has time and
opporuoity, if he is true to himself, he?
will try to get off and not go down to tho
bottom calling for brakes. Many engineers
go down and collide and are killed, for
the "reason they do not have time after
doing their duty. I uever should feel as
if a man was fit to run an engine if ho'
had not courage to do. his whole duty.
But after he has stood to his post and!
douc all that has beeu put into his hands
to do, then I say he is a man who will try
and save his own life."
Deer vs. Alligator.
We have just heard, says the Savannah
News of an incident that occurred in the
campaign of a party of sportsmen who were
recently out on a hunt for deer. They
scared up three deer in the vicinity of
oue of the bayous of the Ogecchce and!
succeeded in killing two, the third made
for the bayou as the only means of escape.
He had! gone in the water but a short
distance before he was set upon by two
large alligators. The water was not over1
three and a half feet deep in the place',
and the attack was in full view of the
sportsmen. The two hounds had follow
cd the deer, and were consequently drawn
into the combat, which we are informed
was most terrific and bloodly. The stag
made a gallant defence with his antlers
and fore hoofs, but the fight was unequal,
and the water was soon crimson with tho
blood ofthe noble animal as he sank
down in his death throes.1 The.dogs bat
tled bravely with the alligators, but they
too had to yield to the terrific onslaught
of their enemy. The party tried to get
in some shots on the alligators, but they
counted not, and after finishiug their
bloody work the monsters glided off. Thtf
affair was extremely exciting. The sports
men returned to the city with the other
deer, but the loss of their valuable hounds
marred all satisfaction in contemplating,
the booty of their hunt.
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'' " Packing Butter.
A new method of packing buffer for
the retail trade has been invented, which
promises to answer a want long felt. Tho
uew process is described as follows : A
firkin or barrel is prepared by filling to a
proper depth with strong and pure brfna.
The butter, as it is taken from the churn
and prepared for market, ia carefully
selected as to color and quality and en
closed in plain cotton bags or sacks, weigh
ing from five to ten pounds each. These'
sacks are placed in the barrel or firkin,
fresh and sweet, and as the brine com
pletely covers 'thera they can be kept id
this coudition for any length of time, it
is claimed, without, any deterioration in
quality. One great advantage that is
claimed for this uew style of packing is,
that dealers can take oqe or more of the
bags from the original package, leaving
the rest safe under cover of the brine and
excluded from the air. ! The bags are
suited to the retail trade, as they are just
about what is generally needed for family
use, but are at' the same' timo so con
veniently arranged that auy smaller
amount can be cut from them in the hand
iest manner. .Thhnis au experiment ia
packing . butter, but it is worthy of con
sideration by retail dealers. Buffalo
(Jammer kul Advertiser.
Sir Toby reports the case of a goodf
little boy whose parents eucouragod his
habit of early retiriug by permitting himj
to take cake to bed with him. One even
ing he astonished his affectionate mother
by the following prayer:
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord ray soul to keep,
If I should die before I wake,
Give sister Jane my piece of cake.
A duchman, getting excited over ar
account of an elopement of a married
woman gave his opiuiou thus: "If my
vife runs avay mit auoder man's vife, I
shake him out 61 his precches, if sho be
mine fader mine God !"
A young woman once married a man
by the name of Dust against the wish of
her parents. After a short time they be
gan to quarrel, and she attempted to re
turn to her father's house, l ut he re
fused to receive her, saying, ''Dust thou
art and unto Dust, thou shalt return."
And she gat up and '-'dusted."
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